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post - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2013 - 145 Euro Cent

Designer: Tuma, Prof. Adolf

post - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2013 - 145 Euro Cent


Theme: Science
CountryAustria / II. Republic of Austria
Issue Date2013
Face Value145.00 
Edition Issued270,000
Printing Typecombination printing
Stamp TypeCommemorative
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2418
Chronological ChapterOOS-OE2
SID873903
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The present special stamp shows a portrait of the postmaster Lorenz I Bordogna of Taxis (1510-1559), painted in the style of Giovanni Battista Moroni around 1555. The original oil painting has a size of 101 x 82.5 cm and comes from the possession of Carlos Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança. In 2010, the painting was donated to the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ambras Ambras Collections, where, since 2012, under the inventory number PA 1497, a valuable part of the permanent exhibition "Die Post ist da! Postmaster portraits of the Taxis Bordogna "represents. Lorenz I. Bordogna of Taxis describes Lorenz I. Bordogna as follows: Lorenz was the son of Bonus of Bordogna (died 1560) and Elisabeth of Taxis, a sister of Johann Baptist, Simon and David of Taxis, the founders of the modern post. The taxis had entrusted Bonus 1512 with the management of the post office in Trento and Neumarkt, which was administratively officially subordinated to the Innsbruck family branch. The precise job profile of the postmaster was established in 1543 by a patent of Simon von Taxis, which granted the Bordogna greater personal responsibility in the management of the business. The letter also served as protection against the competition and specifically denied other couriers the opportunity to offer their services in the area of ​​Borgo, Valsugana and Pergine. Lorenz learned the postmaster's office in the Brussels post office and worked from 1531 in Trent. Among his greatest professional challenges was certainly the completion of the post at the Council of Trent (1545-1563), when it was necessary to have the regular correspondence between the Roman Curia, the papal nuncio in the Holy Roman Empire and the court of the Habsburgs in Vienna and to coordinate the transfer of goods and people. To handle the work logistically, they even resorted to family support from Genoa, Venice and Rome. In addition, a special postal postal service was established between Trento and Rome, which departed twice a week. Thanks to his professional success, Lorenz was able to acquire a townhouse near the Castel del Bounconsiglio in Trento and a country estate near Povo. His sons he ensured by his assets and their establishment at the Innsbruck court a befitting life. The portrait shows Lorenz probably in his Trento office with his work utensils such as inkwell, quill pen, letter opener and postmark stamp. On the top left is the family crest of the Bordogna of taxis with the one-headed imperial eagle, two badgers and a silver ball attached, which confirmed Emperor Charles V of the family in 1546

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The present special stamp shows a portrait of the postmaster Lorenz I Bordogna of Taxis (1510-1559), painted in the style of Giovanni Battista Moroni around 1555. The original oil painting has a size of 101 x 82.5 cm and comes from the possession of Carlos Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança. In 2010, the painting was donated to the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ambras Ambras Collections, where, since 2012, under the inventory number PA 1497, a valuable part of the permanent exhibition "Die Post ist da! Postmaster portraits of the Taxis Bordogna "represents. Lorenz I. Bordogna of Taxis describes Lorenz I. Bordogna as follows: Lorenz was the son of Bonus of Bordogna (died 1560) and Elisabeth of Taxis, a sister of Johann Baptist, Simon and David of Taxis, the founders of the modern post. The taxis had entrusted Bonus 1512 with the management of the post office in Trento and Neumarkt, which was administratively officially subordinated to the Innsbruck family branch. The precise job profile of the postmaster was established in 1543 by a patent of Simon von Taxis, which granted the Bordogna greater personal responsibility in the management of the business. The letter also served as protection against the competition and specifically denied other couriers the opportunity to offer their services in the area of ​​Borgo, Valsugana and Pergine. Lorenz learned the postmaster's office in the Brussels post office and worked from 1531 in Trent. Among his greatest professional challenges was certainly the completion of the post at the Council of Trent (1545-1563), when it was necessary to have the regular correspondence between the Roman Curia, the papal nuncio in the Holy Roman Empire and the court of the Habsburgs in Vienna and to coordinate the transfer of goods and people. To handle the work logistically, they even resorted to family support from Genoa, Venice and Rome. In addition, a special postal postal service was established between Trento and Rome, which departed twice a week. Thanks to his professional success, Lorenz was able to acquire a townhouse near the Castel del Bounconsiglio in Trento and a country estate near Povo. His sons he ensured by his assets and their establishment at the Innsbruck court a befitting life. The portrait shows Lorenz probably in his Trento office with his work utensils such as inkwell, quill pen, letter opener and postmark stamp. On the top left is the family crest of the Bordogna of taxis with the one-headed imperial eagle, two badgers and a silver ball attached, which confirmed Emperor Charles V of the family in 1546.